I heard of a new vintage shop opening up in Old Towne Orange. I was there when Groovy Ghost Vintage opened their doors and I was their first customer picking up a Hot Wheels Tossin’ T-Bird set and a partial…
A Visit To Groovy Ghost Vintage
The Craft and Art of Motorcyling
From First Ride To The Road Ahead. A book by Steve Krugman A Blacktop Book Review… In 1977 I bought a brand new Foxi GT Moped. My very first powered vehicle. It was a blast as a 15 year old…
La Verne Cool Cruise 2024
The team at Flying Deuces did it again. Yep, another spectacular show to benefit the La Verne K9 Police Foundation. From bitchen rides to antique machinery the show is right on the main intersection in Downtown La Verne, just a…
Gary Loope’s 1929 Ford Roadster
For this episode of the Motor Minute, I caught up with Gary and his wife at the Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show. I was struck by the simplicity of this cool little hot rod and after talking to Gary for…
Porsche 911 – 60 Years
A Blacktop Book Review Randy Leffingwell authored an amazing detailed history of the Porsche 911 in this beautifully hard-bound landscape book. The photos compliment the incredible detail as if we are a fly on the walls of the development studios…
Dad’s 75 Year Old Hot Rod
Today’s episode of Motor Minute, we meet up with buddy Rick Kersh and ask him to share the incredible story of this 1929 Ford Sedan Delivery. We also include a special photoshoot of Mandy with Rick’s Delivery for a Cambra…
2024 Women N Wheels Event
Each year in March the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo hosts the Women N Wheels car show event. The neat thing about this show is the women are asked to dress in the era of their vehicle. Very…
Cars and Clippers Car Show
Recently I went to a fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This year the fundraiser event featured a car show for the first time. The show was hosted by the Long Beach Sultan’s Car Club. Over 100 cars showed up on…
Rick’s Tribute 1970 El Camino
I am running around the recent Cars and Clippers fundraising show benefiting St. Baldrick’s Foundation. There was an easy 100+ beautiful cars as you expect with a show hosted by the Sultans CC of Long Beach. This certain 1970 El…
GASSERS AT MOONEYES
At the recent 2024 Mooneyes New Years Party and Drags we captured some of the Gasser action at the dragstrip. Sit back, crank up the headphones, pop a top and dig it… Gassers are a unique and iconic subset of…
NEW Custom Autosound USA-850 DigaDial™ Radio
Introducing our newest addition to the Custom Autosound line-up, our virtual analog screen technology (patent pending) USA-850 DigaDial™Radio. The USA-850 DigaDial™ gives you a choice of 4 distinct one-of-a-kind displays. Three displays feature a classic 60’s style analog setting with…
Don LaPerna’s 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe
A Blacktop Motor Minute In the late 1930’s going into the 1940’s there was a streamline design aesthetic that could not be ignored by the likes of Ford Motor Company. Edsel Ford hired 22 year old Bob Gregorie in 1931.…
Hannah and her ’64 VW Bus
I met Hannah at the recent Women and Wheels show at the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum. The show is an interesting one because the women are asked to dress in the era of their vehicle. Well, Hannah didn’t disappoint with…
Hot Rods and Kustoms at Mooneyes
January is a month normally not known for car shows. Unless, you are in Southern California. We start the show season with the Mooneyes New Years Party and Drags at Irwindale Speedway just 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Earlier…
A Hand Me Down Camaro Gets A Fresh Spark
Installing an SQR Performance Ignition Kit on a 327 SBC. Fellow Mercifuls Car Club member Travis received his dad’s first year 327 equipped Camaro. He said this car has a checkered history for him. Every time he was there to…